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2016. The Year of the Wake Up Call.

December 28, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Carrie Fisher died yesterday. She was only thirteen years older than me. George Michael died two days before that. He was only fifty-three. Fifty-three. He was younger than my husband! Alan Thicke died two weeks ago at 69. Two years younger than my parents. Prince died in April. He was only 57. I could keep going. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Alan Thicke, Carrie Fisher, death, depression, George Michael, husband, prince, wak up call, wake up call

Marriage Is F*cking Hard.

June 28, 2016 by not your average mom 30 Comments

Marriage is the hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life. It is so fucking hard. And two days ago, I was ready to be done. Because I’m tired. I’m tired of rehashing the same shit over and over. I’m tired of feeling like I’m failing. I’m tired of working on one thing […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: arguing with your spouse, Cinderella, disagreements, fairy tale, foreclosure, marriage, prince

Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.

April 21, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

The four years I spent on my high school swim team were four of the best years of my life. I learned lessons and developed friendships that I carry with me to this day. It’s pretty common for girls’ swim teams to do just about everything together socially, especially during swim season. One of my […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: prince, purple rain

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